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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
letter from Louisn County.

correspondence OIL tue ItleAhuuIlh bhLcliCl
LOUISA c. a.. April Lob, the weather !!
1t showed all day yesterday and is showing
to day, and it is now seven inches deep and
very cold
Everything had been quiet in politics I'M
til Mr.. George K. Anderson announced
himself candidate for Commonwealth's
Attorney in opposition to Senator VIM. E.
Bib, the present incumbent. Messrs John
Richardson and John Nnnn are candidates
for Treasurer against Mletu5 Gooch, who
has held the position for many years, and
given entire satisfaction to the people
Senator Bbb has also given entire satsac-
ton.
The State debt ought to be paid by the
general government, which dsmembered
the State and freed the slaves, who were
considered property when the debt was
contracted. People here are only in favor of
the Riddeberger bill. They are tired and
sick of the State debt and greedy boudhold.
ers.
Your correspondent on Cluverius of Jan.
10, 1887, speaking Of Gov Lee, says "a civil
ian and statesman, and not military chief
tain, shall rule the people in future" Ii
was said that Gov. Lee had information
concerning Cluverius that was not known TO
the public. Tho military-generals, etc
North and South, have been more liberal.
hearted and forgiving than the civilians and
statesmen.
The Piedmont Hotel Company, R. P. Cammack,
proprietor have Just built one of the most beauti
full hotels in Virginia at this place. 1t is the
highest point between the mountains and tide
water-bclow the typhoid district and above the
maarial. This is one of the healthiest and most
convenient places on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, with passenger cars passing three times
daily to and from Richmond. Such an enterprise
the building OF such large and beautiful hotel
in our village aud State should be encouraged by
virginians and travellers. The hotel has been
furnished with new and handsome furniture, and
has beautiful grounds and shade trees. 1t has
large parlors and everything that will make
visitor feel at home.
Society is FIRST class here. There are handsome
churches, stores and dwellings, and large female
and male schools. We are musical people, and
have a reading and musical club.
About four hundred people, white and colored,
have left this county to work on railroads and
other public works in this and other States. The
rains last spring and frosts killing the tobacco
last fall have caused people to leave. ALLEGRO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Chinese Ceremonies.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.--Yesterday was
one of the three great festivals in the year
when the Chinese go out to Point Lobos
cemetery and feast the souls of the depart
ed. From o'clock in the morning until
noon there were thousands Of Mongoians
placing meat offerings on the graves and
burning joss sticks and fire crackers. The
procession of hacks aud wagons numbered
about 500, and the debris left on the ground
after the affair was over resulted in q whole
sale gathering of tramps aud dogs for a
moonlight Chinese dinner. The white super.
intendent of the Monaghan burying ground
estimates that the pack of corpses for ship.
ment back TO China will exceed 1000 for
the season, aud all the examinations will
have to be performed under government
supervision before removal from the ceme-
terry will be allowed. The corpses must
have been under the ground for two years.
and then they are not allowed in the city
limits unless hermetically packed. There
is not the slightest indication of the Chinese
giving up this custom Of shipping back their
dead to China, and except with converts to
Christianity the rule is always followed. 1t
is very costly custom, and the imposts on
it are increasing, but these are met with in
difference by the Chinese corporations who
undertake the matter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04

THE CIVIL service reform league has an
executive C committee composed OF gentle.
men who are generally known us rank re.
publican partisans, but who, Of late, in or
der 10 retain republican friends in office,
have developed into head mugwumps. This
committee have lately published report,
in which they complain of many of the ap-
pointments OF the dmini4tration-whch 10
enamorsd Of thom-fo: the reason that the
princip es.and policy of civil service reform
cannot be carried out in spirit and in letter
by opponents of those principles and that
policy. And there is no doubt that 10 this
they are right. But, and for like reason,
81 the principles aud policy ofthe democratic
party can not be properly executed by men
opposed to democracy, the appointment
and the retention OF such men by demo-
cratic administration must of necessity be
wrong, that is, if these principles aud that
policy lie right. A. the President seems
disinclined TO take the advice Of democrats,
he would do we'll in this matter, TO learn
wisdom from republicans, and to keep con
stantly before i'm the assured fact that if
the republicans regain control Of the gov
ornment, the execution OF their principles
and policy will not be entrusted TO their
politica' enemies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04

A COSTLY AafUsEMENT.-Tos show the enormou:
cost that will attend the production of italian
opera in New York next week it is stated that
Nine. Patti is TO get 5,000 each performance
the rent of the Metropolitan Opera House - = on
night; signor Arditi's orchestra of fifty costs
81 man, or $3.50 night, and chorus of sixty
hired for three representations week-inv6lyes
nightly expenditure of not less than $500. The
cost of the opera company can only be guessed at,
but experts estimate that for ten performances a
mouth the artists salary cannot be less than
$4,000. After adding the salaries of agents, ad-
vertsing expenses carriages for the artists and SO
on, it is calculated that opera at the Metro
politsn Opera House cannot possibly be given for
less than $500 night
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Rearrestel.

MOUNT STERLING, KY, April Al. J.
Corneilson waa at s o'clock yesterday morn.
ing arrested and placed in jail to serve out the
three years sentence for having horse-whip-
ped Judge Reid, who subsequently commit
ted suicide. Friends of Corneilsoe went to
Governor Knott on Saturday to try to get a
respite until this term of Court closed. as
Corneison was attorney in several cases
pending. Gov. Knott refused to grant the
respite and the arrest was made upon the
return OF his friends. His imprisonment is
to be in the county jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Disaster.

SANDWICH, Mass. Apri! An unknown
large two-masted schooner ran on the shoals
several miles off Cotiut, between Nantucket
and Hyannis, during the storm Saturday
and sunk, only the mast heads being visible
from the shore a boat was sent to here;
cue yesterday afternoon. but The vessels
crew were not found and are supposed to
have been lost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
RICHMOND AND DANvILLE DEBENTUREs

RICHMOND AND DANvILLE DEBENTUREs.
The Richmond Terminal Company has
made concession to the holders of the elk
per cent. debentures who refused to assent
to their conversion into consolidated five
per cents. There are 81 100000 of the
bonds, and only 81. 250. 900 were assented.
The coInpany's first proposition was to pay
lis in the new bonds, which included three
years past.due interest. 1t now offers 124
to the non-assented bondholders and 121 to
the assented, the latter having been paid
nearly three per cent, on account ofinterest.
IL is agreed to allow the holders to retain
their debenture bonds for their principal.
George S. Scott proposed this compromise
and President Suly opposed it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
PoisoneahyIce Cream.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April Mime person.
were seriously poisoned by eating ice cream
yesterday, at the residence of Police Ser.
geant Hedrick, who had invited several
friends to the Sunday dinner. Three dec.
tors were hastily called in, and Immediately
set to work upon the sufferers. It was eyi.
dent that some poisonous substance was 10
the cream. The doctors think all the pa.
tients will recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
ALEXANDRIA,.
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL A.

SENATOR SHERMAN is a wise man IN MS
generation. He has learned that negro Is
thankful to the man who gives him quar-
ter, not to the man who gives some other
negro o quarter, and that cclcred demo
crat is q rare bird. He says: "a Southern
colored man is republican instinctively.
Educate him and he becomes all the more
confirmed in his adherence to the principles
OF the republican party" the particular COL
ored man in the North to whom is given an
Office by the democrats, may vote the DEM
ocralic ticket. but the negroes Of The South,
since the dsy they had the privilege OF sui
f,aoe thrust upon them, have been taught
by Northern republicans to make 1t not
for those of their OWE race who may want
to vote !ha democratic ticket, and nothing
is better known in the South than the tact
tina. that lesson has been we'll learned. IL
there had been any doubt about the truth OF
This. it would have been removed by the re-
ceut remark OF Prof. Langston, one OF the
most Intelligent negroes in the country, to
the effect that tho appointment of Trotter
q negro to Office in Washington, would not
make any democratic negro votes, and that
the only thing that might do that, would be
the nomination OF negro to cabinet po-
sitiop, and his confirmation by the unanl'
nous vote of the democratic senators. The
much talked of break in the color line
in the South, therefore, practically means
that a portion of the white voters CT this
section may leave the democratic party,
and By Joining the solid negro republican
voters give the republicans control OF some
of The Southern States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
aSl9g:zs *
To.DAy,s TELEGRAPHHC NEWS.
Commission Appointed.

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria GAzE1TE.I
RICHMOND, April 4.-Speaker Stuart has
appointed the following commission on the
part of the House to meet the commission
from the foreign hondholders: Barbour, Of
Culpeper; FiggaIt, of Botelourt; Pollard OF
King and Queen Downing, of Warren, and
Darst, of Pulaski.
Lieutenant Governor Massey has appoint
ed The following on the part of the Senate :;
S;ubbs, of Gloucester Wickhem, of Han
over, and Rhea, of Washington.
The Speaker and the Lieutenant Govern
or are 10 be or the commission. B. 2. 0.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Fairfax COUNTY Republicans.

(Telephoned.to the Alexandria GAzETTE)
FAIRFAX c. H., April 1.-The Fairfax
county republicans, at their convention held
here to-day, made the following nomina'
tons for county offices: Clerk of County
Court, JAS Sangster; Clerk of Circuit Court,
- Nodine; Commemorative Attorney, NJ.
II. Chamblin; Commissioner of Revenue,
south side, VIM. Hunter; Commissioner of
Revenue, north side, E. f. Carter; Sheriff,
Geo. E. Sangster; Treasurer, F. Beattie.
Herald
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04

THE REPORT OF the civil service reform
league shows that in the government de-
partments at Washington, from The advent OF
the democratic administration down to the
time that report closed, period OF eighteen
months, the removals were as follows In
the State department 10 per cent; Treasury
81 per cent. Postolce Department per
cent Interior Department per cent; War
Department per cent; and Department OF
Justice 8 per cent.-not quite five out OF
every one hundred. And yet, to the 80 re-
publicans out of every one hundred EN-
ployees in these departments is entrusted
the execution of the principles and policy
of democratic administration. The demo-
cratic administration was elected upon the
idea that the departments Mt Washington
were honey. combed with corruption, and
with the promise that the chief object OF
that administration would be to turn the
rascals out" The retention of nearly all
the republican employees proves one of two
things: that the charge of corruption
against them was without even the sem
blsnce of foundation, or that.the adminlStra-
ton is ecIeant to its duty as we'll rs to Its
promise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Explosives Found.

MADRID, April 4.-Iu consequence Of The
finding Of case Of gunpowder, with
cartridge and fuse attached, in the doorway
of his bureau, the President of The Core:
has cancelled all cards of admission to the
Parliament buildings held By Journalists.
both foreign and native. The newspaper
men are very INDIGNANT at this action.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Arrested.

WASHINGTON, April 10 II. Woo.
bridge was arrested at Abingdon, Va, Sat-
urday, and taken to Lynchbarg, where, at.
ter hearing before the L.. S. Commissioner
he was committed to Jail in default of $lVN
bail to answer the charges of aiding and as.
sisting in making and filing false aihday..
in support of a claim for pension, ana for
demanding and receiving an illegal fee for
his services in the prosecution Of claim for
pensiOu.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Motion Denied.

BosToN, Mass, April 4-Judge Colt Of
the U. S circnit court, sent down an opir.
ion in the case OF the United States vs.. the
American Bell Telephone Company, to te
the validity of the Bell patent, denying
the motion of the defendant for leave to
demur to the bill and also to plead matter;
in defense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
FIoodandLOss 0rI,ire.

INGERsoLL, Ont, April. Kings mill.
dam was carried away by spring fssshs.
this morning. A tenement house occupied
by four families was swept away by the
food and wrecked. John Bowman and Biz
daughter, young man named John Ne
Lean and Child whose name is unknown
were drowned, AID man named Laird aud
his daughter are missing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Six Thousand Carpenters Strike

CHICAGO, April Over SIX THOUSAND
carpenters went out on strike this mornipr
They have resolved that nothing shall i.
done in !her line antil all the bosses, or at
least great majority ofthem, have acceedsa
to their demands, Of eight hours pcrdayard
50 cents per hour. Thus far only n;pe,r
employers have expressed a willingness 10
Gene TO terms with the men, while the three
hundred other bos7es have either positively
refused or kept silent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04

THE KNIGHTS of labor of New York hay
ing ordered boycott on the Sun, of that
CITY, the typographical union of the same
city denounce any such attempt to muzzle
the press, and declare for the expression of
honest opinion upon all matters of public
interest. The typographical union is wise.
If it were not for the constant eye the press
keeps on the interests of the poor, and its
susceptibility to the powerful influences
of the rich, what chance would the labor of
tais country have in its conflicts with CAPT.
tal?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Attempted Suicide.

CONCORD, N. H., April 4.--John H. Bar
ron, President Of the New Hampshire cattle
company, and a prominent citizen, sno'
himself ct the Office of the corporation early
this morning. He is alive, but there Is
slight hope of his recovery. He is supposed
to have been temporarily insane.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
DIED.

On Sunday. April 3D., at 3 p M, cHtRl- :,
WILLIAM WATTLES in the Oath year Oh ~ ~
age. Ns~ His funeral will take place rom ~
late residence, on Pitt street, Tuesday evening
at 3 O'Clock. Friends are invited to attend.
On Sunday night April Sd, 1887, SUs3 , ~
wife Of Garrett HuInsh, in the 18th yea. o. ~
age GS-The funeral services will b. held "a o..
residence of her husband. The Pains F4rli,,s
county. on Tuesday afternoon at o'clac k -
terment at Haymsrket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Wnfcl,ing 1hc Kcichslnnd.

PARIS, April German agents are max
ing domiciliary visits in the Riechsand @l!l
the object Of discovering any documents
that would show their possessor's connec
ton with the Deroulde League. Orders
have been given by the German author'ies
to destroy the French tri color flags pre-
served in the provincial Mairies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04

MR.. GLAssCoCK was compelled to resign
the vice presidency of the Virginia demo
cratic association in Washington,o on pain of
losing his Office in the coast survey if he did
not do So and tina two Virginia editors who
were given postoftices were forced to aban'
don their papers before they took charge OF
those offices, all for the assigned reason that
the influence of federal Office holders should
not be felt in politics, and that officers of
political associations and the editors ofdemo'
cratic newspapers were necessarily pernlci
ously active partisaus. But the customs
appraiser at Chicago not only presided at
late political convention in that city, but
actually had conferred upon him the power
and exercised it-of appointing q commit.
lee to select the candidate of that conven-
lion. OF such is civil service reform.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Twenty-four Houses Burned.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 4.-ClarksyIlIs
Tenn yesterday suffered the most de-
fire in its history, there being four
alarms between "a M and p m, and tue
losses aggregating $250O0O Twenty lou'
buildings were burned. The origin Of the
ire iG nnknoun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Legislative.

In the Senate last Saturday the bill to
supplement an act to incorporate the Vir-
GINA Mineral Railway Company was
passed.
The Senate bill allowing the Richmond
and Allegheny railroad to reorganize by the
issue of new stock was passed.
The bill in relation to the taxation of
sample merchants was passed by the
House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04

From the International News Company 81
Beekman street, New York, we have received 'A'
May number of The Season, with al the la'o'
fashions and much other interesting matter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
Death of an Es1imabIe Lady

New YORK, April 4.-Miss CathaFlne
Wolfe, wel!-known and charitable LADY 0I
this city, died at her home on Madison ave
nne this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04

The Pacific coast steameri Mexico, plying
between San Francisco and Puget Sound
was recently wrecked four miles south of
Piumpus Pass, Vancouver Island. All hands
were saved. Loss $50, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04

All of our country exchanges are filled with an
nouncements Of candidates for the various offices
TO BE filled at the May election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04

EREsHLY ROASTED MOCHA COFFEE, i''
L sale by [ap4l J. c. MILBUh-''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-20
The Pig.

The pig is familiar object in nat
ural history, and its origin dates back
t" some time before NOAH bad to pack
mp and 60 sailing. lie got some pigs
to 60 mp the gangplank and enter his
ark, but that was the only instance
ever known where the animal accom-
modated anybody who was in hurry.
While there are several species aud
many breeds, no one travelling abroad
into strange countries will ever mis-
take u zig for anything else. 1t was
not until the Year 1863 that his flesh
was eaten. Up to that time his iris
ties were supposed to run clear thro'
him and c!inch on the other side, and
his meat Was supposed to be made up
of hnrdock roots, old potat es and tc-
mato cans There are still some peo-
pie who declare against pork, but
when pork is at 6 cents a pound, cod
fish is twelve cents. The pig alive is
no good to anybody, but when dead
his meat can be made to answer for
chicken, mutton turtle, quail, venison
and pork; his bristles are made into
camel's hair brushes; his hoofs into
glue, his legs into pickles, his hide in
to alligator skin, and his fat was used
for lard until cotton seed oil and Wa
gon greese took its place
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-20
PEB BLES.

The best thing on record is the deed
Of a corner lot.
When looking for lodgings inquire
within, or 60 without.
Tramp: 81 have lost an arm, sir will
-Passer by Gn great haste): "Sorry
but | haven't seen any Of it,
How to raise young lambs, is ques-
ton for discussion at farmers meet
ing. Our way would be-awes milk.
"Ehat kind OF pudding is this,
water::" "rapioca, SIR" "It i? |
thought it was Mediocre. Merely a
case Of hetercphemy, you see."
The Texas races have begun early.
The Whitney Messenger says: "There
was runaway couple. We learn, passed
through town yesterday morning with
The old man in hot pursuit"
johnny, you may give me the name
Of some wild flower" said the teacher
in botany. Johnny thought a while
and then said: "Well, | reckon Iniun
meal comes about as near being wild
flour as anything know Of"
"What branches are you taking at
school now?' asked countryman of
bare legged school hoy. whom he
had overtaken in tie road. swell,
the teacher gave US crab apple aud
hedge brush yesterday, l dunno what
she'll bring to-day"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-20
Caught by : Lump Of Sugar.

\ gentleman who returned recently
from Aspinwall tells the following
curious story Of the manner in which
the natives Of the interior of the 18TH
mus Of Panama captsre monkeys.
Almost all the pet monkeysin in this
country" said he. come from Gorge,
ma, small village half way on the
line Of the Panama Railroad. The in
hahltants are mostly native negroes,
for no white man could live in the
village month unless he drank whis
KEY and took quinine constantly. The
surrounding country is swampv and
covered with dense mass of luxuri-
ant vegetation. At nightfall thick
miasma rises from TIE ground aud
hangs over the forest like a cloud.
This place Il the monkeys para iise.
They travel through the forest. in
troops, going wherever the king mon
key leads. When the natives have
been appraised of the presence Of a
troop they 90 about warily to capture
them Their plan is simple one
\ large hole is cut in the shell of a
cocoanut just large enough to admit a
monkeys unclosed paw. The cocoa
nut is scooped out and a lump of su
gar is placed in the hollow.
a string is then ATTACHED TO this
novel trap and the negroes conceal
themselves until the monkeys pass oy
Curiosity is one of the c. ief character
istics "f these little creatures, and as
they espy the cocoanut lying upon the
ground they come down from the trees
and proceed to inspect it carefully
The lump of sugar does not long es
cape their notice and one of them runs
paw through the aperture to grasp
it. With the lump Of sugar clasped
in his hand, he finds it impossible to
withdraw it, nor will his greedy ma
ture allow him to abandon his prize.
The negroes have no difficulty in draw
ing him nearer and nearer to their
ambush, the whole troop scampering
madly about him, chattering and ges
ticu'ating as only monkeys can. When
they have arrived within easy reach,
large net is thrown out aud they are
made prisoners. Twenty or thirty are
often captured at one haul. The ma
tives sell them to the employees Of the
Panama Railroad, who in turn dispose
of them in the American markets